I think one advantage of all the HPL fanbois here is the whole "just a blender" nonsense went into file 13.
Still just a blender.
They don’t make their own ad pack.
Pre-Saudi take over, they didn’t make their own base oils.
Still marketing.
Why is it still marketing?
They don’t tell you the base line oil they used. Sure, if you use the bare bones API minimum spec oil, it’s going to meet spec 7 out of 10 times. It’s going to cause deposits, etc.
They also said, in that video, that bench testing is not reality. And reality is not the same as bench testing. It’s different.
Fuel is different globally - actually, from refinery to refinery, terminal to terminal. The idea of bench testing is to control the variables to get a defined set of data.
Long story short, it still, is just another oil, on the higher side. If you’ve either suddenly purchased or acquired a used high mileage vehicle? Sure. You’d also see similar results with time if you used any other high end oil. (HPL, redline, amsoil, etc. etc. etc.)
The reason why companies don’t have this under their own umbrella, is because it’s a cost center. It’s easier to let the additive companies do it. But to claim “the only oil company” is a stretch. I mean, sure in a technicality. But… Chevron doesn’t? What’s Oronite doing? Hmmm. What’s Infineum doing for Shell and Mobil? I know for a fact Afton has one. And they do a ton of real world testing. (Been a part of it.)
So yeah, I mean good for them? It certainly can be beneficial to have that data. But it’s nothing other major players don’t have. And then some.
Again, this is why I’m brand agnostic for the most part and simply hate marketing. If you use a quality product to begin with, just run with it. As, there will be nothing to “restore and protect.”
If you chose to use this product, cool. I don’t hate the product at all. I think it's perfectly reasonable choice.
(At the time of this post, I’m unsure if they shifted their base oils to star products. But I’m assuming they have.)
Chevron admitting they have an engine lab. Along with the entire video being about their field team. (I know the lead field engineer from the video.)
They also have a marine engine testing lab. Just not in the US.
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